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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Vanco Group Limited
| name = Global Cloud Xchange
| logo = [[Image:Vanco.png|150px|The official Vanco logo]]
| type = [[Private company|Privately held]]
| type = [[Private company|Privately held]]
| foundation = 1988
| foundation = 1988
| location = [[Brentford]], [[Middlesex]]
| location = [[Hong-Kong]]
| origins =
| origins = Vanco, Flag, Yipes
| key_people = President - William Barney , [[Anil Ambani]] - Chairmen
| key_people = CEO - William Barney
| industry = [[Telecommunications]]
| industry = [[Telecommunications]]
| products = Retail and Wholesale local, national and international telecommunications services, Internet products and services, IT and network services
| products = Retail and Wholesale local, national and international telecommunications services, Internet products and services, IT and network services
| num_employees = 750
| num_employees = +1000
| parent = Reliance Globalcom
| parent = Reliance Globalcom
| subsid = (see list)
| subsid = (see list)
| homepage = {{URL |www.vanco.com}}
| homepage = {{URL |http://globalcloudxchange.com/}}
}}
}}


'''Global Cloud Xchange''' is an international provider of integrated communications solutions for businesses and network operators.
'''Vanco Group Limited''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[telecommunication]]s company. It is a [[Virtual Network Operator]], owning no network infrastructure itself, but providing management services and reselling network from other telecommunications suppliers. It can also be described as a [[value network|VANS (Value-Added Network Supplier)]], where the 'value-add' is the design, provision, and management of multiple third-party networks for customers. They offer services in 230 countries and territories in the world, and currently manage networks for clients in 161 countries. Vanco Group Limited was previously part of the Vanco plc group, but was acquired by Reliance Globalcom, part of the [[Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group]] on 27 May 2007.<ref name=autogenerated4>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/05/26/cnvanco126.xml |title= Reliance wins race to purchase Vanco |publisher=Telegraph |date=2007-05-26 |accessdate=2010-12-31}}</ref>


==Businesses==
==Network==
The principal elements of the Global Cloud Xchange Global Network include:
Vanco Group Limited is organized into the following subsidiary undertakings:
Five subsea cable systems operating on major global data traffic routes, namely, the Trans-Atlantic route, the Europe-Asia route, the Europe-Middle East & Egypt route and the Intra-Asia route. As of June 30, 2014, these cable systems had a total length of 68,698 route kilometers (“rkm”) and landed at 46 landing stations in 27 countries. We have announced two new subsea cable systems: (1) a new Trans-Pacific subsea cable system between Japan and the west coast of the United States, referred to as the Pacific Cloud Xchange cable (“PCX”) and (2) a new subsea cable system between India and Singapore, referred to as the India Cloud Xchange cable (“ICX”);
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name of subsidiary
! Location
|-
|Vanco UK Limited
|England
|-
|Vanco International Limited
|England
|-
|Vanco Consulting Limited
|England
|-
|Vanco Global Limited
|England
|-
|Vanco ROW Limited
|England
|-
|Vanco e-Business Limited
|England
|-
|Vanco GmbH
|Germany
|-
|Vanco Deutschland GmbH
|Germany
|-
|Vanco SAS
|France
|-
|Vanco BV
|Holland
|-
|Vanco Euronet Srl
|Italy
|-
|Vanco Euronet EpE
|Greece
|-
|Vanco ApS
|Denmark
|-
|Vanco Euronet Sro
|Czech Republic
|-
|Vanco Asia Pacific Pte Limited
|Singapore
|-
|Vanco US LLC
|United States
|-
|Vanco Australasia Pty Limited
|Australia
|-
|Vanco NV
|Belgium
|-
|Vanco Sweden AB
|Sweden
|-
|Vanco South America Ltda
|Brazil
|-
|Vanco Euronet Sp Zoo
|Poland
|-
|Vanco Switzerland AG <sup>1</sup>
|Switzerland
|-
|Vanco (Jersey) Limited <sup>2</sup>
|Jersey
|-
|Vanco (Shanghai) Co., Ltd <sup>3</sup>
|China
|-
|Vanco Benelux BV
|Holland
|-
|Vanco Japan K.K.
|Japan
|-
|}


Owned and leased terrestrial networks with a total length of 83,432 rkm in over 34 metropolitan areas across 14 countries covering major business centers. These terrestrial networks are integrated with our subsea cable systems;
Notes:

*<sup>1</sup> - incorporated 6 April 2005
A scalable global IP and multi-protocol label switching (“MPLS”) network provided over 27 diverse owned and leased international subsea and terrestrial cable routes with 836 direct inter-connections to 342 third party networks;
*<sup>2</sup> - incorporated 22 September 2005

*<sup>3</sup> - incorporated 1 September 2005
A managed network services platform that connects approximately 27,000 sites in 158 countries through a combination of leased and owned infrastructure offered through a dedicated secure IP network; and
Two GNOCs in Denver and Mumbai that act as the global network operational centers of the GCX Global Network, the functions of which include 24-hour monitoring, network operations, restoration coordination and technical support.


==History==
==History==
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*1988 - Vanco is founded as a data services company. <ref>http://www.swisscom.ch/en/about/medien/press-releases/2005/09/20050909_01_Swisscom_Solutions_Partnerschaft_mit_Vanco.html</ref>
*1988 - Vanco exists as an unsuccessful data services company. It is purchased by [[Allen Timpany]] for £1 with the intention of taking advantage of the newly de-regulated telecommunications market.

*1989 - Vanco no longer operates within bureau services and, instead, begins operation in the provisioning of managed data networks. Their first client is [[Leamington Spa Building Society]] in [[London]].

*1990 - Significant new clients help a turnover of £2 million for Vanco to move out of debt and plan a major re-investment for future growth.

*1991/1992 - Vanco carries out the migration of its backbone from X25 and TDM to a single operating system that results in a great cost savings for the company and its clients.

*1993 - The first non-UK office is established in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]].

*1994 - Vanco opens an office up in [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]].

*1995 - Vanco opens an office up in [[Germany]]. Vanco adopts [[Cisco]] as the network industry equipment standard.

*1996 - Vanco reports profits in excess of £1 million for the first time in the history of the company, on turnover of over £8 million. Company headquarters are relocated to new offices in [[Isleworth]], [[Middlesex]], [[England]].

*1997 - Vanco establishes an [[e-Business]] division, as well as an office in [[New York]] in the [[United States]]. Vanco is voted [[Wide area network|Wide Area Network]] [[Outsourcing|Outsourcer]] of the Year by the [[National Outsourcing Association]].<ref name=autogenerated6>[http://www.vanco.com/CMAN/2D302D2329 Industry success for Vanco, the pioneering Virtual Network Operator (VNO)]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref>

*1998/1999 - Vanco is recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in the UK, and is included in the [[Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu|Deloitte & Touche]] "Hot 100" ([http://www.vanco.com/CMAN/2D302D2329]). Vanco also establishes its e-Security division and moves its operations outside the continental Europe into North Africa and Asia Pacific, and introduces zero-downtime Cascade technology into its network backbone. Vanco is once again voted Wide Area Network Outsourcer of the Year by the [[NOA]].<ref name=autogenerated6 />

*2000 - Vanco sees record profits of £2.9 million and earns a place amongst the Hot 500 Global growth IT companies.<ref name=autogenerated6 /> Vanco is also voted as Network Outsourcer of the Year at the Network Industry Awards.<ref name=autogenerated6 />

*2001 - Vanco is successfully listed on the main market of the [[London Stock Exchange]]. Significant client listings contribute to another year of financial growth, with revenue up 43.6% and profits up to £3.1 million. Vanco is recognized by the [[The Sunday Times (UK)|Sunday Times]] as one of the top 100 fastest growing profitable companies in the UK.<ref name=autogenerated6 /> Vanco is also voted as European Communications Service Provider of the Year at the [[Institute of Sales Promotion|ISP]] Awards.<ref name=autogenerated6 />

*2002 - Vanco confirms a 15-year record of uninterrupted revenue growth. Turnover is up 43% while contracted revenue was up 93.3% to £132 million. Vanco sees significant (30% increase) investment in staff recruitment and development, as well as the launch of ''v:choice'', the world's first global flexible benefits scheme.<ref name=autogenerated6 /><ref name=autogenerated3>[http://www.foodanddrinkeurope.com/news/printNewsBis.asp?id=14511 UB goes virtual]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref> Global service availability is extended to 230 countries and territories, and new customer service initiatives include ''O-zone'', which Vanco claimed to be the industry's most advanced online network services portal.<ref name=autogenerated6 /><ref name=autogenerated3 />

*2003 - Vanco increases the number of countries with managed solutions to 83. Vanco is recognized as "Outsourcer of the Year" by Computing <ref name=autogenerated6 /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computing.co.uk/ |title=Computer news, information technology blogs and jobs at Computing – hardware software security internet communications |publisher=Computing.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-12-31}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.vanco.com/PREL/2D2003 Vanco - Press Releases 2003]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref> and "Service Provider of the Year" by the Networking Industry Awards.<ref name=autogenerated6 /><ref name=autogenerated2 /> The World Communication Awards highly commends Vanco's customer service. Profit is reported up 490% to £5.5 million, with turnover up 45.5% to £76.8 million. Vanco also releases its [[Multiprotocol Label Switching|MPLS]] Matrix solution,<ref name=autogenerated2 /> enabling multi-carrier networks based on MPLS to be managed as a single entity.

*2004 - Financial results represent the 17th consecutive year of strong profitable growth, with turnover up 35.4% to £104 million, and operating profit up by 99.8% to £11.1 million. Vanco now has customers in 142 countries globally. Vanco is placed on the Leader's Quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Service Providers in Europe <ref name=autogenerated6 /><ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.vanco.com/PREL/2D2004 Vanco - Press Releases 2004]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref> - the only VNO amongst four asset-based carriers. Vanco is again voted "Best Service Provider of the Year" at the 2004 Networking Industry Awards,<ref name=autogenerated6 /><ref name=autogenerated1 /> and is listed in the "100 Best Under a Billion" with [[Forbes|Forbes magazine]].<ref name=autogenerated6 /><ref name=autogenerated1 /> For the 2nd year in succession, Vanco is listed in the Deloitte Technology EMEA Fast 500,<ref name=autogenerated6 /><ref name=autogenerated1 /> and in Australia and Asia, Vanco is listed as the year's "MIS Rising Stars 25".<ref name=autogenerated6 /><ref name=autogenerated1 />


*1989 - Vanco no longer operates within bureau services and, instead, begins operation in the provisioning of managed data networks.
*2005 - Vanco purchases a telecommunications company named ''Universal Access'' that is situated in downtown [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] in the [[United States]].<ref>[http://www.vanco.com/PREL/2D2005 Vanco - Press Releases 2005]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref> Universal Access had undergone a [[bankruptcy]] in early 2005 and had started to [[liquidate]] its assets and was unable to continue because of its debt load. With the purchase of Universal Access, Vanco gains the opportunity of working with [[Data link layer|layer 1]] and [[Data link layer|layer 3]] access within the United States, as well as further expanding its presence in the United States.


*1997 - [[Fiber-Optic_Link_Around_the_Globe]] is formed <ref>http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/ipos/filing.ashx?filingid=1090899</ref>
[[Image:Vanco NetDirect.png|150px|Official logo of Vanco NetDirect]]


*1998/1999 - Vanco is recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in the UK, and is included in the [[Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu|Deloitte & Touche]] "Hot 100" ([http://www.vanco.com/CMAN/2D302D2329]).
*October, 2006 - Vanco announces the release of Vanco NetDirect, an online portal that enables a user to "design, build and sell national and international network solutions for... enterprise customers in extended geographies, outside of... physical network footprint, using a range of technology solutions".<ref name=autogenerated5>http://direct.vanconetdirect.com/portal/page/portal/Vanco</ref> NetDirect also allows a user to "more easily design and build out... physical network based upon... network development strategy.<ref name=autogenerated5 /> NetDirect is described as "a network infrastructure of MPLS, DIA/DSL and Private Line services across the US and in over 200 countries globally... created using asset based carriers... to create... network designs and find near real-time pricing and turn-key fulfilment for Private Line, MPLS and DIA solutions".<ref name=autogenerated5 />


*2003 - Reliance Group acquires FLAG Telecom <ref>http://www.rediff.com/money/2003/oct/16ril1.htm</ref>
*May, 2008 - Vanco announces the abrupt and immediate resignation of the founder and CEO, Allen Timpany. Vanco plc's shares are suspended for trading on the London Stock Exchange while the company's financial information was being assessed. Vanco's board made the temporary appointment of Andrew Coppel as the Chief Restructuring Officer.<ref>[http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/telecoms/article3908403.ece Vanco’s race ace spins out of control - Times Online]{{dead link|date=December 2010}}</ref> Recent announcements include Vanco being purchased by India-based [[Reliance Communications]].<ref name=autogenerated4 />


*2007 - Reliance Group acquires Yipes <ref>https://gigaom.com/2007/07/16/reliance-yipes/</ref>
*May, 2008 - Vanco Group Limited and all of the operating subsidiaries were acquired by Reliance Globalcom, part of the [[Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group]] (Reliance ADA Group).<!-- above says 2007? agreement vs. closing -->


*2008 - Reliance Group acquires Vanco <ref>http://www.rcom.co.in/rcom/StoreLocator/press_release_detail.jsp?id=301</ref>
==Financial performance==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year ended
! Turnover (£m)
! Profit/(loss) before tax (£m)
! Net profit/(loss) (£m)
! Basic [[earnings per share|eps]] (p)
|-
| 31 January 2006
| 104.0
| 11.032
| 7.506
| 13.30
|-
| 31 January 2005
| 146.6
| 8.538
| 5.915
| 10.99
|}


*2014 - Company is rebranded as Global Cloud Xchange <ref>http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/keyword/reliance-globalcom</ref> <ref>http://www.telecomramblings.com/2014/03/good-bye-reliance-globalcom-hello-global-cloud-xchange/</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.vanco.com Vanco corporate homepage]
* [http://globalcloudxchange.com/ Global Cloud Xchange homepage]
* [https://p2.vanconetdirect.com/net.usx.portal/usx/login.aspx Vanco NetDirect homepage]
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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2010}}
{{Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group}}
{{Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group}}

Revision as of 09:10, 19 December 2014

Global Cloud Xchange
Company typePrivately held
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1988
HeadquartersHong-Kong
Key people
CEO - William Barney
ProductsRetail and Wholesale local, national and international telecommunications services, Internet products and services, IT and network services
Number of employees
+1000
ParentReliance Globalcom
Subsidiaries(see list)
Websiteglobalcloudxchange.com

Global Cloud Xchange is an international provider of integrated communications solutions for businesses and network operators.

Network

The principal elements of the Global Cloud Xchange Global Network include: Five subsea cable systems operating on major global data traffic routes, namely, the Trans-Atlantic route, the Europe-Asia route, the Europe-Middle East & Egypt route and the Intra-Asia route. As of June 30, 2014, these cable systems had a total length of 68,698 route kilometers (“rkm”) and landed at 46 landing stations in 27 countries. We have announced two new subsea cable systems: (1) a new Trans-Pacific subsea cable system between Japan and the west coast of the United States, referred to as the Pacific Cloud Xchange cable (“PCX”) and (2) a new subsea cable system between India and Singapore, referred to as the India Cloud Xchange cable (“ICX”);

Owned and leased terrestrial networks with a total length of 83,432 rkm in over 34 metropolitan areas across 14 countries covering major business centers. These terrestrial networks are integrated with our subsea cable systems;

A scalable global IP and multi-protocol label switching (“MPLS”) network provided over 27 diverse owned and leased international subsea and terrestrial cable routes with 836 direct inter-connections to 342 third party networks;

A managed network services platform that connects approximately 27,000 sites in 158 countries through a combination of leased and owned infrastructure offered through a dedicated secure IP network; and Two GNOCs in Denver and Mumbai that act as the global network operational centers of the GCX Global Network, the functions of which include 24-hour monitoring, network operations, restoration coordination and technical support.

History

  • 1988 - Vanco is founded as a data services company. [1]
  • 1989 - Vanco no longer operates within bureau services and, instead, begins operation in the provisioning of managed data networks.
  • 1998/1999 - Vanco is recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in the UK, and is included in the Deloitte & Touche "Hot 100" ([1]).
  • 2003 - Reliance Group acquires FLAG Telecom [3]
  • 2007 - Reliance Group acquires Yipes [4]
  • 2008 - Reliance Group acquires Vanco [5]
  • 2014 - Company is rebranded as Global Cloud Xchange [6] [7]

  1. ^ http://www.swisscom.ch/en/about/medien/press-releases/2005/09/20050909_01_Swisscom_Solutions_Partnerschaft_mit_Vanco.html
  2. ^ http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/ipos/filing.ashx?filingid=1090899
  3. ^ http://www.rediff.com/money/2003/oct/16ril1.htm
  4. ^ https://gigaom.com/2007/07/16/reliance-yipes/
  5. ^ http://www.rcom.co.in/rcom/StoreLocator/press_release_detail.jsp?id=301
  6. ^ http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/keyword/reliance-globalcom
  7. ^ http://www.telecomramblings.com/2014/03/good-bye-reliance-globalcom-hello-global-cloud-xchange/
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